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Boehner scolds Democrats on lack of budget

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    House speaker calls for action in Senate, reacts to GSA and Secret Service scandals

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House speaker John Boehner says there are two things that was -- this election in November the president's policies and the economy.

In part two of my interview speaker Boehner goes on record of the recent scandals in Washington and the strong words from one of the president's top advisors.

David restaurants that over the weekend that Republicans have engaged on the house side in a reign of terror.

Now he's suggesting that house members are there walking in lock step.

As a party.

To stymie the president make sure that he gets no progress between now and election time what do you think of -- -- On the spy well I think that.

This just outrageous talk.

They're trying to make the selection as I said earlier about anything other that -- president's failed economic policies.

And so they're gonna look for every bogey man known -- man.

Listen if Republicans were -- walked into lockstep.

My job to be a whole lot easier.

Teresa just check -- suggested that there are good Republicans in and perhaps never Colorado what category are following a move which -- -- -- I don't know.

Let's pop.

What I have my team -- try to do Renee was do the right thing.

My parents taught me and I taught my kids.

The same -- you do the right things every day for the right reasons other things all happen.

I'm proud of our team to get the most committed team of Republicans will be Jeb -- one and one years and I've been there a trying to be responsible stewards.

Up for the American people.

You know our positions in government or or ones of trust.

And in rebuilding that trust between the American people in their elected representatives is an important component.

In our system of government and -- gonna succeed.

We've got to rebuild that trust and show did the American people that -- worthy of that trust.

In that we do the right thing everybody can congress get anything done.

And the mud is congress finish right now is it just all election mode social we've passed almost 35 bills that would help improve our economy.

Girl sitting in the United States and what serial reads like also -- out that.

Five -- heard every excuse known to -- but -- -- seem to move any of these bills.

And at some point.

That's gonna take some responsibility the fact that they have a passed a budget in over a thousand days.

Did just that most Americans are scratching their heads at a time what we have this fiscal nightmare.

Although -- the most basic responsibility is to do a budget.

But in -- -- little -- -- -- budget because they don't want to show people.

How to address America's big problems.

They're afraid they're afraid that come Election Day that when that so mobile hold them responsible.

You can't continue to kick the can down the road to -- want to problem doesn't exist.

Totally responsible this scandal -- -- is growing by the day without involving there that the GSA.

But how do you see that -- and mortars that issue ago.

You know this is outrageous.

-- for someone who who film after tax form.

And wrote checks last Sunday.

It irritates me to no -- and I'm sure taxpayers from the country looked up at the abuse of their money.

And just another example of Washington being out of control what is it and if we we need to get to the bottom of -- There -- a number of investigations going on by the IG.

And committees in congress but we need to get -- bottom of -- understand how pervasive it is.

On the -- those.

Are responsible.

Make sure that are held accountable and put controls in place would doesn't happen again the Secret Service issue that has come up.

What is your view about where that is headed in in do you think of national security was put in jeopardy here.

Why don't notably would clearly don't have all of the answers but -- -- we're seeing Secret Service agents.

-- decide to retire awfully quickly.

Again there -- a number of investigations going -- we need to get to the bottom of it.

Their job is to provide.

Security for the president -- states.

And and one of the questions that we're gonna wanna know us was that chip -- much.

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